Naomi Campbell was born May 22, 1970 and is a British supermodel and actress.


Naomi Campbell was born in Streatham, South London, she studied at the London Academy For Performing Arts. Naomi Campbell is of mostly Afro-Jamaican heritage, though her father is also partially of Chinese descent. She has been a prominent fashion model on the catwalk and in print advertising since the late 1980s. Naomi Campbell's first appearance to a wider public was in February 1978 when she was cast as a pupil to appear in a music video with Jamaican reggae superstar Bob Marley for his song Is This Love?. Naomi Campbell is estimated to have so far acquired a wealth of US$28 million from modeling.


She also posed nude for Playboy magazine and for a series of lesbian-erotic photos with Madonna in her book Sex. She is reputed to have a quick temper, with several tabloid stories involving violence against her staff as well as verbal abuse. Naomi Campbell was once caught filmed on videotape furiously berating a plane flight passenger who apparently took a photo of her, and subsequently tried to snatch the camera away. On March 30, 2006, Naomi Campbell was arrested in New York City for alledgedly assaulting her assistant.

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Naomi Campbell is also a successful singer; her album Baby Woman sold over 1 million copies worldwide (mostly in Japan), and she was featured on Vanilla Ice's single "Cool as Ice." Naomi Campbell had previously appeared in George Michael's music video, "Freedom '90", though she merely lip-synched to his song along with other models rather than performing herself. In 1995, her collaboration with Toshinobu Kubota, LA LA LA LOVE SONG, became a hit in Japan, with the single selling app. 1,856,000 copies. She has also appeared in music videos for artists such as Michael Jackson and Jay-Z. In late 2004 Naomi Campbell had a high profile relationship with Usher although as of 2005 their relationship appears to be over.


Naomi Campbell was selected by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1991.


Naomi Campbell also co-authored the best-selling novel Swan and followed it up with a photo book titled Naomi.


Naomi Campbell has had notable feuds with several celebrities: the most publicized of which are between herself and fellow supermodel Tyra Banks that had been going on for years. The two finally made up in 2005 on an episode of Banks's syndicated talk show The Tyra Banks Show. Naomi Campbell also had a rift with former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, who publicly branded the model as a "massive cow" and a "bitch" in 2000. The pair apparently also ended their feud not long ago.